News from the Rock

Summer, 1993

Beach Party At South Belmar!

by William Samuel Bauer Jr. '86

hants of "RU Rah Rah!" and well remembered

Ccdioruses of "On the banks of the Old Raritan"
were heard on Saturday, Jime 18, 1993 in South
Belmar, New Jersey during the Rutgers Yoimg Alumni
Annual Beach Party. Both the Livingston Alumni
Association and the Rutgers Alumni Association partici-
pated in this summer event. Rutgers University alumni
gathered together at Bar Anticipation and enjoyed a day
filled with activities such as volleyball, contests and
sociaUzing with friends.

Some lucky alumni were awarded prizes during the
celebration. Prizes included "Jack Daniels" buckets, T-
shirts and painted mirrors. At the free barbecue, alumni
munched on cheeseburgers and jumbo franks as they
traded stories about the good times that they shared at
Rutgers.

The Rutgers Young Alumni Beach Party was a big
success. Hopefully, the Livingston Alumni Association
win participate in this event again next year.

Livingston Pride Award

by Jeff Isaacs '84

n May 20th, I had the pleasure of presenting the

04th Annual Livingston College Pride Award.

This year's winner was Harry R. Knabe.

Besides being the president of the Class of 1993,
Harry was also a 1993 Paul Robeson Scholar, and a 1993
selection for Who's Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges. Harry took on the task of re-cre-
ating a Livingston yearbook, starting an organization
from scratch and making it a successful continuing oper-
ation when others had failed in years past. He also creat-
ed a new/ transfer student directory for college orienta-
tion and was a member of the Livingston College
Governing Association.

Revelers at the Bar Anticipation in South Belmar during the
Rutgers Young Alumni Annual Beach Party.

Spring Event

by Linda Zytynski '87

Vhe LAA dragged out the alumni again for our Spring
! Event, featuring Maureen McGovern and the New
%/ Jersey Symphony Orchestra. We began the evening
with our own party at the newly renovated (and lovely)
Winants Hall on the Old Queens campus. Wine and cheese
was on the menu for the evening, served with a raffle for a
wine and fruit basket. The lucky winner was Elizabeth
Bjornsen ’80, of Highland Park, N.J. (That’s right, she didn’t
have to travel far, but that’s no excuse for you not to come to
our next event). It turns out she is the next-door neighbor of
one of our long-time Executive Committee members. Whadda
ya know!

We were planning on walking to the State Theater in
New Brunswick, where the esteemed event was to be held, but
changed our minds upon seeing the gathering of clouds. I
think we all agreed that we very much enjoyed Ms.
McGovern’s singing (remember “The Morning After’’?) and
the music of the NJ Symphony. The evening was a very enter-
taining one overall.

Any ideas for future events? Don’t hesitate to contact the
LAA with your creative ideas.

News From The Rock

Up, Up and Away!

LA A Notes

by Bob Uhrik ’78

by Jeff Isaacs '84

omecoming will be on October 9, 1993 at Giants
Stadium, due to the construction work at the
Rutgers Stadium. Program activities will be
held at the Giants Stadium club rooms and will include
a cheering contest as well as the usual mix and mingle of
alumni.

L.A.A. is offering a special package for the event. If
you purchase your game tickets through the L.A.A.,
you'll be entitled to a free extra game ticket (Sept. 4 or
Sept. 11), and admission to the stadium Club for the
pregame alumni activities ($6). The cost for this package
is $21 and tickets are handled by the L.A.A. directly.

Bus transportation from the Athletic Center wiU also
be available for $5, so you can save on toUs, parking,
and the driving from the New Brunswick area.

Please fill out the coupon below and send it in
before August 13 to:

Livingston Alumni Association
do Jeff Isaacs
P.O. Box 1048
Neptune, N.J. 07754-1048

See you Up Up and Away at Giants Stadium, for the
"Home Away From Home" Homecoming on October 9!

Packages include: ticket to Homecoming Game, sta-
dium club, and a free ticket to either the Spet. 4 Colgate
game or the Sept. 11 Duke game, both to be played at
Giants Stadum.

ast fall the LAA appHed to the State of New
Jersey for exemption of sales tax on its purchases.
The application was approved and we are now
enjoying a 6% "discovmt" on all of our purchases.

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Last spring the LAA applied for and received our
own not-for-profit bulk mailing permit. The main reason
cited for this action was a crackdown by the U.S. Postal
Service on organizations using the Department of
Alumni relations permit without authorization. The
crackdown came without notice and cost the LAA over
$700 in additional postage fees for that particular mail-
ing. By having our own permit, we have ensured that
such an occurrence will not happen again.

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ATTENTION CLASSES OF '73, '78, '83 AND '88:
your reunions are in the planning process. If you are
interested in lending a hand or have some good ideas
you would like to see implemented for YOUR reunion,
please contact Jotham Johnson at the Department of
Alumni Relations, (908) 932-6773, who will put you in
contact with your reunion planning committee.

Coninues on page 3.

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"Home Away From Home" Homecoming i

Ticket Order Form j

Name I

I Address I

I Phone *

! Number of packages, including Sept. 4 ticket at $21 each .

I Number of packages, including Sept. 11 ticket at $21 each i

I Number of seats for bus transportation from Rutgers Athletic Center at $5 each. |

I Total amount enclosed: I

• Please make checks payable to:Livingston Alumni Association |

I I

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LAA Notes

Continued from psge 2

Did you know the LAA has a correspondent for its
column in the Rutgers magazine? Well, we do, and her
name is Maureen Sczpanski '83. She would like to hear
from you. please send news and information about
yourself to her at 261 Westwood Avenue, Long branch,
N.J. 07740.

Thanks a Lot!

by Amos }. Danube '72
School Agent

one of us has won the trip to the Bahamas this
time, but thanks a lot to all the Phonathon vol-
imteers. Thanks to the college's administra-
tion, students and alumni, we have raised money for
programs at Livingston College that badly need fimds.

Here are the numbers: Livingston College had 13
volunteers who obtained 111 pledges for $4,480. This
does not seem to be very much compared to the univer-
sity-wide 2,048 volunteers, 22,413 pledges, and a record-
setting $1,691,736, but believe me, every little bit helps.
At a time of severe budget cutting, every dollar we raise
will help Livingston College and some needy students.
Please remember two things:

1. your college needs you now more than ever, and

2. we couldn't have done it without you.

I hope that you had a fim-filled evening while you
were a valuable volunteer at Phonathon '93, you have
enjoyed the company and calling fellow alumni. These
are the things you can look forward to at next year's
fund-raising. Watch for the dates and my request to you
to volunteer again for Phonathon '94. 1 also hope that
those of you who participated this year will also try to
convince others to join.

Thanks again for all you have done for Livingston
College by helping the new generation of students to
have a rewarding experience at college, similar to the
one you had as a student.

Livingston Update

by Dean W.R. Johnson

ow that the 1992/1993 academic year has come

nto an end, I am pleased to report on the status
and progress of Livingston College. By far, the
most important events in the College this past year had
to do with our self-study and the resulting strategic
plan. Employing our own version of T.Q.M., we devel-
oped and executed a plan for surveying al of
Livingston's stakeholder groups. Conducting focus
groups among students, staff, faculty, alumni, paresnts,
trustees. New Brunswick faculty coimcU, and the deans
of the other xmdergraduate colleges. That information,
and data concerning everyone's problems, hopes, specif-
ic suggestions and long-range goals, became the basis
for formulating a strategic plan for the college. The cap-
stone of the process was a June faculty /staff retreat.

Our updated mission statement captures the main
ideas:

"Livingston College's mission is to be at the fore-
front of educational innovation and social responsibility.
In our constantly changing society and our constantly
changing world, the needs and emphasis of higher edu-
cation constantly change. Rooted firmly in a comirutt-
ment to learning and social justice, Livingston College
reponds to the most pressing educational needs of the
times engaging in forward-looking and progressive
activities."

Consistent with this change, our goals for the rest of
the 1990s are to focus on the development of non-disci-
phnary teaching and research; begin to coordinate
course offerings by creating clusters which students
could perhaps utilize to meet thier area distribution
requirements; to use the college fellows as the basis for
improving the sense of a learning community at
Livingston, with particular emphasis on community
responsibility and the development of leadership skills;
and to complete the physical developement of the
Livingston campus, including the provision of more
amenities.

During the past year the college wqas also shaken
by several criminal incidents. As a result, in conjimction
with others at the University, the college has developed
and implemented precautions which will improve secu-
rity which win give a greater sense of security.

Finally, I am pleased to report that the mood of
active participation on the part of students, staff and the
faculty fellows has increased substantially. Wer are aU
looking forward to this trend continuing and to
Livingston continuing to play an important role within
the University. Are you a member of the Alumni
Association? We need you! Please join with us and
move the college to greater heights.

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News From The Rock

Career Counselng Roundtable

by Lorna Kirby ‘87

he Livingston Alumni Association (LAA) and
Rutgrs university's Office of Career Services
(RUOCS) joined forces recently to host the LAA's
first Career Roundtable Discussion.

The objective was to connect Livingston College
(LC) imdergraduates with LC graduates and RUOCS
who could provide insight, strategies and support
around students' academic and career issues in a
relaxed atmosphere. These objectives were met.

The event was held April 20, 1993 at College Hall in
the LC student center. There were seven LC alumni —
Jeffrey Isaacs '84, Bill Bowman '82, Loma Kirby '87,
Amos Danube '72, Robert Uhrik '78, Bill bauer '86 and
Sonja Sherritze '88; the RU Alumni Relations LC Uason,
Jotham Johnson, and the RUOCS's LC liason, John
Mulrooney — to facilitate the discussion. The event ran
from approximately 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The majority of the undergraduates in attendance
were eminantly graduating seniors. Most of the ques-
tions posed concerned the current job market, specific
areas of employment, graduate school attendance and
options, and uncertainty about personal career goals
and options. LC alumni, J. Johnson and J. Mulrooney
offered personal experiences, insights and suggestions
while attempting to normalize some of the students'
concerns about the imcertainty of their futures.

At the close of the discussion students gave positive
feedback about the objectives and outcome of this event
and encouraged that the LAA host more in the future.
The LAA council agrees and plans to host another
Career Roundtable Discussion in the Fall '93 semester.

If you enjoy talking about your career strategies and
goals as well as achievements, or if you remember what
it was like to be uncertain about career tracks, please feel
free to join us at the next Career Roimdtable Discussion.

You may contact Jeffrey Isaacs at (908) 922-9550 for fur-
ther information.

Livingston Alumni Association

Life Members

WiUiam Bauer

'86

Walter Braxton III

'73

JoAnn Chasnow

'78

Rebecca Eden Crawford

'75

Joseph D'Angelo

'77

Robert L. Elijah

'82

Jody Gorran

'72

K. Rana Holland

'80

Robert S. Himg

'91

Kevin Kieman

'92

Matthew Kunz

'88

Mitchell A. Lefkofsky

'84

Armenio A. Monteiro

'87

Donald E. Neal Jr.

'73

Akira Nogami

'71

Howard Pachasa

'79

Darcy K. Trop

'79

Robert Uhrik

'78

Anthony Vetro

'91

Jon Wanczyk

'87

Scott T. White

'90

News From the Rock is published twice yearly by the

Livingston Alumni Association.

Contributors for this issue: Loma Kirby, Jeff Isaacs, Bob
Uhrik, Linda Zytynski, Amos Danube, William Samuel

Bauer Jr., Dean Walton Johnson and Bill Bowman.

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